Explosion and Fire at Williamstown, 1921
An article from the Harrisburg Telegraph, July 26, 1921, describing the huge fire at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which also resulted in a labor dispute at the Lesher and Bausher […]
Proposed Lykens Valley Country Club, 1929
PROPOSED COUNTRY CLUB BUILDING A special meeting of members of the Lykens Valley Country Club was held at Hotel Lykens recently. A 50-acre farm situated two miles west of Lykens […]
Williamstown – Smith’s Soda Bottle
An undated Smith’s Soda bottle with label for Violet Smith & Son, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Elizabethville – Unrivaled Hosiery Mill, 1925-1932
The Unrivaled Hosiery Mill was one of many apparel factories that operated in the Lykens Valley area in the first three quarters of the twentieth century. A brief history of […]
Williamstown Sesquicentennial Wooden Nickel, 1976
Both sides of a souvenir wooden nickel issued for the Williamstown Sesquicentennial (1826-1976), August 21-29, 1976, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Battles of Yesterday To the Victories of Tomorrow _________________________________ […]
Fr. Thomas J. Simpson – Roman Catholic Pastor of the Lykens Valley
Fr. Thomas J. Simpson served as pastor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, beginning in 1962. He was pastor at the time of […]
Fr. Richard McLaughlin – Roman Catholic Priest of the Lykens Valley
Fr. Richard McLaughlin was the pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1938 to 1946, the World War II years. He was remembered […]
Fr. Timothy Kennedy – Roman Catholic Priest of the Lykens Valley
Fr. Timothy Kennedy served as priest of Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1901 to his death in 1904. His body was taken to […]